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Agenda Item 4.A.1 Agenda Item – 4.A.1 Resolution No. 15-SM010 Application No. 15-SM010 CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION FINANCING AUTHORITY Request to Approve Project for Sales and Use Tax Exclusion (STE)1 Karma Automotive LLC Application No. 15-SM010 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Prepared By: James Shimp, Analyst SUMMARY Applicant – Karma Automotive LLC Location – Moreno Valley, Riverside County Industry – Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Manufacturing Project – Construction of a New Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Manufacturing Facility (Advanced Manufacturing) Value of Qualified Property – $38,194,860 2 Estimated Sales and Use Tax Exclusion Amount – $3,216,007 3 Application Score – Fiscal Benefits Points: 1,252 Environmental Benefits Points: 170 Net Benefits Score: 1,422 Additional Benefits Points: 81 Total Score: 1,502 Staff Recommendation – Approval 1 All capitalized terms not defined in this document are defined in the Program’s statute and regulations. 2 This amount is calculated based on the average statewide sales tax rate of 8.42%. 3 Point values in the staff summary may not add up correctly due to rounding in the Application worksheet. 1 Agenda Item – 4.A.1 Resolution No. 15-SM010 Application No. 15-SM010 THE APPLICANT Karma Automotive LLC (“Karma” or “Applicant”) is a manufacturer of luxury extended range plug-in hybrid vehicles. Karma (formerly known as Fisker Automotive and Technology Group LLC) was incorporated in Delaware in 2014 for the purpose of purchasing the assets of Fisker Automotive, Inc. (an unrelated legal entity that declared bankruptcy in November 2013) from U.S. Bankruptcy Court. During bankruptcy proceedings, FAH Liquidating Corp was formed to represent the interests of Fisker Automotive, Inc.’s creditors, and it now owns 20% of Series B and common units (non-voting) for Karma Automotive LLC. Karma is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wanxiang Clean Energy USA LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wanxiang America Corporation, which is the United States office and wholly owned subsidiary of Wanxiang Group Corporation, China’s largest auto parts company. Karma Automotive LLC’s ownership structure is The corporate officers of Karma as follows: Automotive LLC are: Thomas M. Corcoran, Chief Executive Wanxiang Group Officer Corporation (100%) Brent Wouters, Chief Operating Officer Jim Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer Cameron Adamson, Chief Financial Officer Bernhard Koehler, Co-Founder and Portfolio Engineering Director Wanxiang America Bill Stinnett, Vice President and Chief Corporation (100%) Engineer Ron Samaco, Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller John Wilson, General Counsel Wanxiang Clean FAH Liquidating Energy USA LLC Corp. (100% of Series A units and 80% each of (20% of Series B Series B and common units and 20% of units) common units) Karma Automotive LLC 2 Agenda Item – 4.A.1 Resolution No. 15-SM010 Application No. 15-SM010 THE PROJECT The Applicant is requesting a sales and use tax exclusion in order to build a plug-in hybrid vehicle manufacturing facility in Moreno Valley (the “Project”). In conjunction with Karma’s headquarters, located in Costa Mesa, the new facility will engineer and assemble the Karma model vehicle. The Karma is a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) with extended range. According to the Applicant, the electric traction motor, powered by a lithium-ion battery and supplemented by a four-cylinder gasoline engine, offers higher fuel economy and lower emissions than traditional hybrid electric vehicles. The engineering and assembly process itself involves numerous technologies that the Applicant represents exceed industry standards. Specifically, an innovative dry paint shop system limits water usage, saving approximately 26 million gallons of water per year. The paint shop also uses a regenerative thermal oxidizer to retain and control 95% of emissions. As a result, the Applicant represents that total emissions from the manufacturing process are approximately 30% lower than those of a comparable operation. Additionally, the paint shop utilizes an electrodeposition process with a filtration system that recovers unused paint and returns pigments to the tank. The Applicant states that, without this system, runoff would have to go through wastewater treatment and would generate sludge for disposal, as is the case in many other automotive assembly plants. Using this system, the Applicant represents that they will eliminate approximately 40 to 55 gallons of solid waste each month. In the coating stage of assembly, Karma will be using zirconium oxide, an advanced material that serves as an alternative to more traditional zinc phosphates. Zirconium oxide offers superior corrosion protection, allows more aluminum to be used (thus reducing weight), and reduces waste sludge by an estimated two-thirds. Karma has also eliminated conditioner from the assembly process, reducing the number of chemicals necessary, and will filter out remaining pollutants using a water treatment plant on site. The Project also includes the installation of solar photovoltaics in the facility parking structure to provide power to EV charging stations on site. These stations will be used to charge vehicles coming off the assembly line to allow quality assurance testing, and will also be available to employees and customers. Outside of regular working hours, the grid-tied solar electric system will generate electricity and route the excess power into the grid. 3 Agenda Item – 4.A.1 Resolution No. 15-SM010 Application No. 15-SM010 ANTICIPATED COSTS OF QUALIFIED PROPERTY The anticipated Qualified Property purchases are listed below: Facility overhead structure $ 450,000 Coordinate Measuring Machine & Foundation 466,293 Body shop equipment 1,050,000 Paint System 17,316,507 E-coat System 9,075,000 Line 1 Conveyors 375,000 Line 2 Overhead 562,500 Line 3 Conveyors 375,000 Work Station Equipment 375,000 Door Removal Assist Arms 112,500 Instrument Panel Assembly Assist 187,500 Glass Urethane & Installation Equipment 750,000 Chassis Decking Cart 187,500 Wheel & Tire Installation Equipment 112,500 Door Replacement Assist Arms 131,250 Seat Install Assist Arms 131,250 Wheel Alignment Equipment 187,500 Headlamp Aim Equipment 93,750 Roll Test Dyno System 300,000 Wheel Mounting & Balancing Equipment 270,000 Building & Land Improvements - roofing, isolation walls, pits, trusses 1,935,810 Glass Enclosures for Paint Shop 750,000 IT Hardware, Software, Equipment and Plant IT setup 3,000,000 Total $ 38,194,860 Note: The Qualified Property purchases reported in the Application and shown here in staff’s report are estimated costs. At the termination of the master regulatory agreement a finalized project equipment list will be prepared detailing the value of the Project equipment acquired and detailing the actual tax benefit realized pursuant to Revenue and Tax Code Section 6010.8. Variance from the costs shown in the Application and in this report may occur prior to the closing due to increased costs of certain components (of the Project) over original estimates, and other reasons. In addition, such costs may vary after closing due also to increased costs, as well as common design and equipment modifications during construction, differences in equipment due to future changes in law or regulation, or for other reasons. TIMELINE In September 2015 the Applicant signed a long term lease and began construction of the facility in preparation for equipment purchases. Karma is currently procuring equipment and will have it 4 Agenda Item – 4.A.1 Resolution No. 15-SM010 Application No. 15-SM010 installed and tested by the end of Q4 of 2015. Pre-production is scheduled for Q1 and Q2 of 2016, with full production anticipated to commence in July 2016. PROJECT EVALUATION NET BENEFITS The total cost of the Qualified Property purchases is anticipated to be $38,194,860. The Project received a Total Score of 1,502 points, which exceeds the required 1,000 point threshold and a total Environmental Benefits Score of 170 points, which exceeds the 20 point threshold. A. Fiscal Benefits (1,252 points). The net present value of the total fiscal benefits over the lifetime of the Qualified Property is derived from the Applicant’s sales taxes, personal income taxes paid by the firm’s employees, firm taxes on profits, property taxes and other indirect fiscal benefits of the Applicant which amounts to $4,025,187 resulting in a Fiscal Benefits score of 1,252 points for the Project. B. Environmental Benefits (170 points). The Project will result in an Environmental Benefits Score of 170. The Applicant received points in the following categories: 1. Environmental Sustainability Plan (20 of 20 points). The Applicant represents that they will implement an environmental sustainability that will track water consumption, energy consumption, solid and hazardous waste generation and air pollution emissions at its facility. The Project will also have a paid sustainability trainer on site to ensure continuous education and improvement in reducing the overall environmental impact. 2. Energy Consumption (30 of 30 points). The Applicant represents that their manufacturing process will result in a 30% reduction in energy consumption relative to the industry standard manufacturing process. 3. Water Use (30 of 30 points). The Applicant represents that their manufacturing process will result in a 50% reduction in water use relative to the industry standard manufacturing process. 4. Solid Waste (20 of 30 points). The Applicant represents that their manufacturing process will result in a 20% reduction in solid waste produced relative to the industry standard manufacturing process. 5. Hazardous Waste (25 of 30 points). The Applicant represents that their manufacturing process will result in a 25% reduction in hazardous waste produced relative to the industry standard manufacturing process. 6. Air Pollutants (30 of 30 points). The Applicant represents that their manufacturing process will result in a 30% reduction in air pollutants produced relative to the industry standard manufacturing process. 7. Other Pollutants (15 of 30 points). The Applicant represents that their manufacturing process eliminates conditioner, thereby reducing chemical 5 Agenda Item – 4.A.1 Resolution No.
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